1986 Voyager XII no start

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1986 Voyager XII no start

Post by angrygerman1945 »

:gmad: I'm a newbie to the motorbike world- this is my first bike. It was gifted to me from the chapter president of a local MC that knew I wanted to get into the culture.
Anyway, the bike sat for 5 years after it's owner passed away. I received the bike, washed it, put a new battery in it...and it started! Ran super rough- but it ran. Knowing I'd certainly need a tune up, carb rebuild(etc...etc..) I covered it and started getting parts in order. Now, a week later- no start. Changed fuel pump- still no start. It leaked fuel out of the left side of the carb assembly prior to storing it a week, but still ran. Now, nothing. Will start with ether- but acts as if it's not getting fuel.

Only change I made was the pump, and fresh gasoline.
Please help!
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Re: 1986 Voyager XII no start

Post by Nails »

Well, fuel, spark, and compression. If it wants to run on ether, I'd start with whether the float bowls have gas in them -- there's a drain on the bottom.
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